{"id":972368,"date":"2021-11-05T13:28:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T17:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=972368"},"modified":"2021-11-05T13:28:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T17:28:50","slug":"jesuit-university-to-host-planned-parenthood-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jesuit-university-to-host-planned-parenthood-fundraiser\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesuit University to Host Planned Parenthood Fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjesuit-university-to-host-planned-parenthood-fundraiser%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=972368&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/planned-parenthood-building-sign-filemay19-gettyimages-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Loyola Marymount University is hosting an on-campus Planned Parenthood fundraiser Friday, sponsored by LMU Women in Politics, a registered student organization at the university.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Planned Parenthood Fundraiser is an opportunity for us to raise money for a cause we really care about and have fun at the same time!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/angelusnews.com\/local\/la-catholics\/students-raise-alarm-over-planned-parenthood-fundraiser-at-lmu\/\">reads<\/a> a description posted on the university website\u2019s event calendar.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Loyola Marymount, a private Catholic college in Los Angeles founded by the Jesuit and Marymount orders, has refused to cancel the event despite <a href=\"https:\/\/cruxnow.com\/church-in-the-usa\/2021\/11\/planned-parenthood-fundraiser-to-go-ahead-on-campus-of-catholic-university\/\">protests<\/a> from concerned Catholics and alumni, insisting that the events, actions, and positions of student organizations \u201care not endorsed by the University.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For its part, LMU Women in Politics <a href=\"https:\/\/leo.lmu.edu\/organization\/womeninpolitics\">describes<\/a> itself as \u201can organization created for the purpose [of] fighting for women\u2019s equality on and off of campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe strive for a strong emphasis on intersectional feminism,\u201d the group says on its website. \u201cWe are committed to making racial justice and LGBTQ+ women, gender queer, and non binary individuals a priority in our fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>LMU Women in Politics also posted a statement online thanking supporters of the fundraiser, insisting that \u201cbacklash from conservatives on and off campus \u2026 will not stop us from creating change and celebrating making history with all of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CV1izfGl-HJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-0.23863636363636\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf anything, we are more motivated now than ever before,\u201d the group wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion provider in the United States and in its report for the 2019-20 fiscal year declared having performed 354,871 domestic abortions.<\/p>\n<p>A number of students, alumni, and other concerned Catholics have protested the event as contrary to the dignity of human beings and to the university\u2019s mission as a Catholic institution.<\/p>\n<p>Loyola Marymount alumna Samantha Stephenson said she was \u201cheartbroken, sad, disappointed, and angry\u201d after learning of the event.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI know that if there were an event that was marginalizing to any other class of people who tend to be overlooked, forgotten, or exploited in some way then that event would not be permitted on campus,\u201d Stephenson told Crux, an online Catholic news outlet. \u201cFor the unborn to be overlooked, it\u2019s really disheartening.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.631578947368\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Loyola Marymount University, a Catholic institution in California is hosting a fundraiser where the proceeds go to Planned Parenthood. In protest of the decision, pro-life supporters drafted a petition. Host of the podcast &#8220;Brave New Us,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sstephenson614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sstephenson614<\/a>, shares her reaction. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k2ZavYyAFG\">pic.twitter.com\/k2ZavYyAFG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 EWTN News Nightly (@EWTNNewsNightly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EWTNNewsNightly\/status\/1456082521318383619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a freedom of speech issue,\u201d Stephenson said. \u201cThis is a fundraiser and there will not be a Planned Parenthood representative or any kind of dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stephenson organized an online <a href=\"https:\/\/renewlmu.com\/\">petition<\/a> urging LMU President Timothy Law Snyder to stop the event, calling the fundraiser an \u201cegregious violation of LMU\u2019s Jesuit, Catholic identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As of November 4, the petition had garnered some 14,000 total signatures, she said.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tdwilliamsrome?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @tdwilliamsrome<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loyola Marymount University is hosting an on-campus Planned Parenthood fundraiser Friday, sponsored by LMU Women in Politics, a registered student organization at the university. \u201cThe Planned Parenthood Fundraiser is an &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-972368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/972368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=972368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/972368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=972368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=972368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=972368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}